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February 2, 2012
It's in the Mail!
All re-enrollment contracts for next year were mailed this week. Please contact Pam Perry if you have not received your child's contract. If you have any questions regarding the financial aspect of the information included in the packet, contact John Pousson at 871-9902, ext. 206 or Sonia Hernandez at extension 203. The signed contract, registration deposit and payment option forms are due by February 16th. If your child is going into kindergarten next year, please complete St. Tammany Parish School Board Title III Home Language Survey. If you did not get one in your packet, extra copies will be available in the ECC office. It is our hope to have all students return next year. If there is an issue you would like to discuss, contact Ann Costa at 871-9902, ext. 270 and she will set up an appointment for you to meet with Mr. Morvant. February ISAS Late Start Day Cancellation Reminder
Due to exams, the previously scheduled February 8th ISAS late start day is cancelled. The Mardi Gras break for our students begins on Friday, February 17th. Teachers, however, will use this day to work on the ISAS report. Middle School Exam Schedule
Monday, February 6 Social Studies Exam
Tuesday, February 7 Language exam
Wednesday, February 8 Math Exam
Thursday, February 9 Spanish Exam
Friday, February 10 Science Exam Middle School Bake Sale
The middle school students are having a bake sale during lunch time on Friday, February 3rd. Students in grades 5-8 are asked to bring some goodies to sell. Please put your child's name on his/her baked goods and place in the Teacher's Lounge. Students in grades 3rd & 4th will be able to purchase as well. Congratulations...
Our JV 6th grade Division I Boys team defeated OLL last night in Hammond to advance to the Championship Game on Friday. We didn't stop there! The 5th grade Division II Boys team defeated Trafton Academy, and they also have advanced to the Championship Game. Both games will be played on Friday at Harvest Christian Academy in Hammond. Our guys played hard and use teamwork to succeed. Way to go!!! The JV Division II Girls play tonight, and if they win, will also advance to the Championship game to be played in Hammond at Harvest Christian Academy! The Varsity play-offs are scheduled February 6-10 and will be hosted by St. Joseph's. We'll provide that schedule when it is available. Go Wildcats! CES Lacrosse Scores!!!
CES MS Lacrosse squad surprised us all with their tremendous efforts this past weekend in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Tournament in New Orleans. Saturday produced close scores and on Sunday, the team won with great force against Brother Martin. Way to go CES Lacrosse!!! Upcoming this weekend both MS and JV squads head to New Orleans to play Ocean Springs MS and Brother Martin JV. Tennis Update
The first practice for our newly formed tennis team is on Wednesday, February 8th, 3:15 at Tchefuncta Country Club. Our first match is February 29th, 3:30 vs. Hannan at Tchefuncta as well. The team is composed of students in grades 6th-8th grades. Please contact Jeff Danos at jeffd@serverarmory.com if you have any questions or interested in your child participating. Christ Episcopal Baseball Tryouts
Breaking News! 2012 will be the inaugural year for a CES Boys Varsity Baseball Team. We plan to play in an informal league against teams such as St Peters, Holy Ghost, St Joseph, Mater Dolorosa, Northlake Christian, and others. The games will take place between Feb 16th and April 3rd, with the majority occurring in March on Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school or early evening. We will not schedule any games or practices during the Mardi Gras break. We will try to practice outside 4 or 5 times, and will work-out inside at Yeager Baseball in Covington 5 or 6 times. The games will be played on 80'/54' fields with a couple of games scheduled for 90' bases. Boys in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are invited to open tryouts for the team. Tryouts will be held:
• 3:15-5:15 this Friday, Feb 3rd at Coquille Sports Complex, 13505 Highway 1085, Covington, LA.
• 11:00-1:00 on Saturday, Feb 4th at Yeager Baseball, 300 Ozone Park Rd, Covington (turn behind Cordell's Furniture and towards Ozone Park)
• 3:15-5:15 on Monday, Feb 6th again at the Coquille Sports Complex. Please have your player bring appropriate equipment and attire including baseball pants, cleats, cap, and a protective cup and supporter. Also, please try to attend all of the sessions if possible. In addition to the evaluation, we will get in a good workout! If you are unable to attend the tryout sessions but are interested in participating, please give Craig Alexander a call on his cell phone (817.271.5318) or drop him an e-mail calexander@gaylordchem.com before the tryouts, or call Chuck Hughes (985.264.8105) or email cmhjr@tahk.net to indicate interest and to discuss any questions that you might have regarding the season. We should be able to work out an alternate time. This "mini season" should be a lot of fun! Track and Field Parent/Athlete Meetings and Practice
We are excited about getting CES Track and Field kicked off in 2012. Students in grades 5th through 8th interested in participating in Track and Field this season need to attend our first meeting and practice this upcoming Monday, February 6th from 3-4PM in the Gym. We will meet and discuss the season, and we will run our first workout for the remainder of the time. Students in grades 2nd through 4th interested in participating in Track and Field this season need to attend our first meeting and practice this upcoming Tuesday, February 7th from 3-4PM in the Gym. We will meet and discuss the season and we will run our first workout for the remainder of the time. Please see the attached calendar with practice/meet information and a permission form or contact Middle School Office for additional information. Be prepared to practice immediately following meeting by wearing appropriate running (exercise) clothing and shoes. Christ Church - Community Outreach Ministries
Please see the attached flyer which outlines information on the party this Saturday to benefit the Church's community outreach ministries. There will be great auction and delicious food provided by La Provence. Tickets may be purchased in advance only at school or the Church office. GET "CAUGHT UP" WITH LITERARY WEEK FESTIVITIES!
Literary Week is February 13 - 16, 2012! READ-A-THON - The Read-a-Thon is well under way. Please encourage your child to participate, no matter their age! If you need a reading log they are available here or on Sycamore.
Our prize committee has really outdone themselves, check out some of the prizes for top readers:
PJ's gift cards
TCBY gift cards
iTunes gift card
Playville bucks
Café du Monde gift cards
Spaceport passes
Chick Fil-A gift cards
Menchie's gift cards
Red Mango gift cards
Starbucks gift cards
Baskin Robbins gift cards
Audubon Institute tickets
Gift pack to Global Wildlife Center
10 pack of Zephyr's tickets
Starbucks cookie pops
App Store gift card
Free Medium Combo Meals & discount card from Sonic
Unravels Lucky Star message pencils
Stuffed dolphins & assorted fish Everyone that participates will receive a prize from Sonic. PAJAMA DAY - DROP EVERYTHING AND READ - Tuesday, February 14th
Students are encouraged to wear their pajamas to school on Tuesday during Literary Week. It is our annual DEAR "Drop Everything And Read" Day. It's the perfect chance to wear your CES flannel pants, or your favorite Hello Kitty PJs, to school without anyone giving you a funny look! If you still need a pair of the flannel pants, check out the order forms on the CES Apparel Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christ-Episcopal-School-Apparel/319650731391792 or pick up an order form in the office.
BARNES & NOBLE NIGHT - Wednesday, February 15th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Join us as we welcome local author Alice Couvillon, who will sign her books Mimi's First Mardi Gras, Mimi and Jean Paul's Cajun Mardi Gras, Evangeline for Children, Louisiana Indian Tales, How the Gods Created the Finger People and Ancient Mounds of Watson Brake: Oldest Earthworks on North America. Also on hand will be Roxy, the reading Great Dane (okay, SHE doesn't read, but she loves to listen to books with the kids). Older students will enjoy a scavenger hunt, while the younger students can make crafts and listen while Roxy's owner reads a book. All students in attendance will receive a FREE HOMEWORK PASS! Parents, you can relax with a complimentary cup of coffee, while your children choose their books. A portion of all purchases made that DAY (with a special CES voucher - available next week) will benefit the school. It's also a great opportunity to support your teachers by purchasing & donating books from the "Teacher Wish Lists."
LITERARY WEEK SCHEDULE
The final Literary Week Schedule will be published next week. We are excited have many great "workshops" and visiting guests that will present to the students at different grade levels.
VISITING AUTHORS -
Monday, February 13th - Lynda Deniger (Salty Seas books)
Tuesday, February 14th - Timothy Weeks (Wise Mullet books)
Wednesday, February 15th - Jennifer Williams (Oobleck, Slime & Dancing Spaghetti) and Jack Saux (Clueless in New Orleans)
Thursday, February 16th - "In Residence" Authors: Coach Doug Saylor (Hooplife) & Nancy Roniger (Duchess of Paducah) All books will be available for purchase. Order forms will be sent out on Monday. Dining out Tonight?
Consider going to Friends Coastal Restaurant in Madisonville! As a lead up to Art at the Park, if you have dinner at Friends on the first Thursday of every month (beginning tonight!) and just happen to mention you are part of the CES family, Friends will donate10% of your purchase to the school. What a deal! Please see the attached flyer with details. Art at the Park... Exploring Under the Sea!!
APRIL 20th & 21st!!
On Friday, April 20 ... our three piece Calypso band will start off Friday night's Patron Party on April 20th! We are thrilled to have the Pan Steel Vibrations take us into a warm, relaxing Caribbean feel as all of you arrive for what promises to be a fantastic night of wine, daiquiris, Champagne Jewelry Pull, alluring Silent and Live Auction items, fabulous art work by your very own CES students, not to mention Incredible Besh Cuisine and tantalizing Zoe's desserts. Don't forget Bag of Donuts will be here to rock the house and take us into the late night hours!
So many incredible details are in the works for the Friday kick-off, the Patron Party Friday night, and fun for the whole family on Saturday, April 21! Festivities begin at 10:00 a.m. and still holds all the kid's favorites... The Jail, Football Toss, Seashell Dig, and more! Not to mention some of the fine seafood selections of boiled crayfish, shrimp, fried calamari, fish tacos, and the old time faves of hamburgers, hotdogs, and pulled pork sandwiches melting in your mouth! More details were promised and here they are!! We are so excited to announce that the Audubon Zoo Aqua Van will be taking part in Saturday's events. Your children will be fascinated by the wonderful sea creatures the Audubon Zoo introduces to us at our Exploration of ~Under the Sea~! In addition to an exciting adventure of hands on sea experience, we will have another new addition to Art at the Park Hamster Ball Roll! Our committees are busy at work covering each and every detail of Friday and Saturday's events... and yes that is APRIL 20th & 21st!!
Next week you will hear more about our phenomenal Auction Items!!! You won't want to miss these! PREPARE TO GO Under the Sea for an Over the top EXCELLENT WEEKEND!!!!!
If you would still like to be a sponsor of Art at the Park, please email Beverly McQuaid at bevcrew@aol.com to make your pledge! Brochures have been mailed out to all CES families and we are excited that so many of you want to show your corporate and/or personal family support to CES' AATP 2012, Under the Sea!
If you would like to get involved with AATP please feel free to email Amy May at amysmay@yahoo.com or Jennifer Wieseneck at james.wieseneck@charter.net. We would love to have you participate in whatever matter you feel most comfortable. Our Mardi Gras Party ~ Raffle Ticket Selling Contest continues and the students are doing an awesome job!!
Laissez les bons temps rouler!!!
Enjoy and make everyday a great day!!
Beverly McQuaid Amy May
AATP, Chair 2012 AATP, Co-Chair 2012 Got any Christmas Lights (white)?
Our middle school/high school students are looking for white Christmas lights. If you have any on hand, please send to the middle school office. Meanwhile...a little bit of miscommunication last week...there will not be a dance on February 10th. We'll keep you posted on when it will take place. Close, but no Refrigerator...
Kris UnKauf graciously offered to donate her refrigerator to the barn...but alas it was too tall. The opening the refrigerator needs to fit into is around 21 inches. If anyone has a small refrigerator they would like to donate to the barn....the animals would be very grateful to have a space for their fresh veggies!! (broccoli and lettuce looks & smells pretty pathetic after a few days) Please email Margaret deLaureal at MARGARET.DELAUREAL985@GMAIL.COM or call/text to cell at 985-502-4747. THANKS Expanded Barn Program at CES
A meeting for parents interested in volunteering at the barn will be held on February 8th, at 8:20 (after carpool). In case of inclement weather, we will meet on the front porch of the 1-2 building. If you cannot attend the meeting and would like to participate, please call or email Margaret deLaureal. MARGARET.DELAUREAL985@GMAIL.COM or call/text to cell at 985-502-4747 Used Golf Clubs
The athletic department is interested in teaching golf in the older grades as well as having some loaner clubs for golf team members. If you have old sets that the kids have out grown or adult sets not in use please consider donating to CES. You can bring to Eric Baird in the athletic office. Thank you. Need Spirit! Get Spirit!
Apparel is on display! Stop by the middle school and lower school offices to view the entire apparel line. Order forms can be printed by visiting http://www.christepiscopalschool.org/uploads/UpdatedapparelformJan2012.pdf. The office staff can provide you with an order form as well. Also, visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christ-Episcopal-School-Apparel/319650731391792. and LIKE our new Apparel Facebook Page. This is a great place to check the status of your order and ask questions! Thank you for your support!
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